soft-pedal

soft-pedal something

to play something down; to de-emphasize something. (Alludes to the soft pedal on the piano, which reduces the volume.) Try to soft-pedal the problems we have with the cooling system. I won't soft-pedal anything. Everyone must know the truth.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Milka (1)	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Johnathan	JAHN-ə-thən	English
Ceri (2)	KE-ri	Welsh
Emmitt	['emit]
Ederne	-	Basque
YaŞAr	-	Turkish